‘Wonder Blunder’ Goes To Spain

Marc Hubbard and Sean Barriero were charged with conning the university out of $200,000 after falsely claiming they were Stevie Wonder’s agents and could bring the musician to the school for a fundraiser for the athletic department.

The late promoter Bob Peyton acted as go-between, communicating between the university and the two men, who claimed a business in Florida.

Barriero pleaded guilty to illegal interstate transportation of money obtained through fraud and is expected to testify against Hubbard.

Peyton’s company entered into an agreement with Barriero and Hubbard’s Epic Talent, and what Peyton believed to be Wonder’s international agent, Helen Williams of Elite Entourage Management.

Williams was unable to travel to Hawaii, so Honolulu FBI Special Agent Tom Simon and Assistant U.S. Attorney Les Osborne are traveling to Spain with Hubbard and his lawyers to depose Williams, according to the Hawaii Reporter.

According to federal documents, Williams received two wire transfers from Barriero — $8,750 and $11,250. Williams has not been charged with a crime, according to the paper.

The so-called deal fell through when Wonder’s agency, CAA, contacted the university to tell officials they were negotiating with the wrong people.

Meanwhile, former university president M.R.C. Greenwood said she will retire and not return to her tenured position as originally planned.